Lucia F.
Private tutor in Brighton, United Kingdom
Education
- ITALIAN NATIVE SPEAKER - Postgraduate in Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, University of Macerata, Italy. First Class with honours with distinction. Degree in Spanish and English which included the writing of an experimental dissertation on the teaching of foreign languages. - Awarded a scholarship to Dalhousie University, Halifax (NS), Canada. Exchange student. - Awarded a Socrates Erasmus scholarship to the University of León, Spain. Exchange student. - Bachelor degree in Modern Languages, University of Macerata, Italy. Languages studied: English and Spanish. Thorough background in translation. First class honours with distinction.
Experience
- Certification TESOL (Trinity College).British Study Centres, Brighton, UK. - Translator (Italian-English) at Istituto Salesiano (state secondary school), Italy. Publications: The Schola Palatina and The Carolingian Renaissance in Val di Chienti, by Giovanni Carnavale. - Private English and Spanish teacher for 2 years. Taylor made one-to-one and group courses addressed to both young learners and adults. - Internship: Italian Language Tutor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. I prepared original and book based lessons with the aim of improving their language skills. Furthermore, during this period I also offered my assistance to students in need of help with their written assignments. I played a key role in preparing students for their final exams. - Free-lance interpreter (Italian-English) at Office 1 Superstore and Nuovo Spazio Studio Danza, Italy. Interpreter (Italian-English) for John-Shen (China), stationary supplier and dance examiners from the Royal Academy Dance School of London.
Subject Expertise
Italian and Spanish.